Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, has reported strong results for the first half of 2017, with 97 bids submitted to host business events being successfully awarded to the city. The events secured since January, including …
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Dubai real estate projects worth AED21 billion launched in H1 2017
Dubai Land Department, DLD, has announced that a total of 88 real estate projects have been launched from the beginning of 2016 until H1 2017. In a statement, DLD confirmed that 68 real estate projects were registered during H1 2017, representing a value …
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Dubai says 88 property projects launched in the first half
UBAI: The Dubai Land Department (DLD) on Saturday said that a total of 88 property projects were launched during the first six months of the year. The agency also said that 68 real estate projects were registered with the government, amounting to an …
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Most expensive dates in UAE and world
Abu Dhabi: Some dates cost a lot because the process of growing … Agricultural Research at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCE) told Gulf News. According to him, Khalas, Barhi, Dabbas, Lulu, Fard, Khenaizi, and Sheesh are the most …
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68 Real Estate Projects Registered in Dubai during H1 of 2017
Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that a total of 88 real estate projects have been launched from the beginning of 2016 until H1 2017. DLD has also confirmed that 68 real estate projects were registered during H1 2017, representing a value of AED …
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UAE says 4 soldiers killed in Yemen helicopter crash
The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency reported the fatalities early Saturday. WAM said the helicopter crashed in Yemen’s Shabwa province due to a technical malfunction. Shabwa has seen U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s local branch of al-Qaida amid the Saudi …
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Sharjah wonder girl Sitara sets another record
Sharjah: Record-setting Sharjah girl Sitara Brooj Akbar now has another feather in her cap, becoming the youngest Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) at the age of 17. The Pakistani teen had stepped into the limelight as an 11-year-old when …
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Dubai Customs clears 12m passengers in six months
Dubai: Millions of travellers are benefiting from streamlined customs services at Dubai International Airport, officials said on Wednesday. Newly compiled statistics recorded by Dubai Customs Passenger Operations Department at Dubai International Airport …
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Malaysia’s 1MDB says $350 million paid to Abu Dhabi for debt deal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – State fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Friday said it had remitted the equivalent of $350 million to Abu Dhabi’s government-owned International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC). Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi once again …
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UAE, Bahrain airspace ‘not open to Qatar aircraft’
Dubai: The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has denied the news of opening its airspace to Qatar-registered aircraft. The GCAA on Wednesday clarified that it allowed Qatar aircraft to use the airspace located above the international waters …
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Arabian Gulf corals have ‘super genes’ to tolerate heat
Abu Dhabi: Research undertaken by scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will help provide new insight into how coral reefs around the world will be able to cope with climate change, the university announced on Thursday. Rising sea …
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Dubai police set “zero hour” to make arrests involving Ibrahim family figures
Dubai has become a playground for Sydney identities. Dubai’s major newspaper, the Gulf News, ran the story about the Australian drug arrests on its front page yesterday. The city has become a favourite playground for some of Sydney’s more notorious …
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Amir Khan gives the ‘thumbs up’ as he lands back in Manchester after his hard-partying Dubai trip with an Instagram model who tells critics: ‘Whoever I go with, it’s my damn …
Amir Khan has arrived back in the UK after his hard-partying trip to Dubai. The British boxer, 30, was spotted at Manchester Airport in a grey hoodie and black Adidas tracksuit bottoms and gave the ‘thumbs up’ to cameras as he walked by. Khan, 30 …
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Sharjah steps up inspections of illegal bachelor housing
In an interview, Khalifa Al Suwaidi, head of the Operation and Municipal Inspection Department at Sharjah Municipality, told Gulf News that the department is taking strict action against bachelors living in residential areas because of security and social …
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Dubai business conditions continue to improve in July
Robust growth momentum of the non-oil private sector in Dubai was maintained in July, reveals Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index. The wholesale and retail industry was once again the best performing category, followed by travel and tourism and the …
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Piece of good news from Sharjah
SHARJAH — Here’s a piece of good news that’s enough to warm the cockles of (your) heart. A Saudi tourist couldn’t believe his eyes when his lost phone was returned to him at his home in Saudi Arabia after he forgot it at Sharjah International Airport.
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UAE- Third Sharjah FDI Forum to take place in September
SHARJAH, 8th August, 2017 (WAM) — Under the patronage of His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the third edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum is scheduled to take place on September 19th and 20th …
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